PRO004569 - Services - Framework - Assurance Services

• Value: £4M

The scope includes, but is not limited to: • Development of an assurance plan/roadmap aligned to the UUW Assurance Framework, reviewing the adequacy of the planned scope of work and deliverables, together with the plan to deliver these activities • Review of the programme/project management including governance and control • Review of the application of the UUW Assurance Framework and associated risk based assessment • Assuring any processes used are developed in a way which will provide reliable, accurate and complete data • Where applicable a review of the requirement traceability matrix and alignment with regulatory requirements • Provide the holistic view of UUW internal assurance and specialist third party assurance activity to ensure comprehensive coverage against the requirements and risk based assessment. • Accurately assessing any risk exposure within the relevant submission • Undertaking a robust process to ensure that the resultant outputs will be deliverable to the specified time and cost constraints • Development of a consolidated assurance review and associated findings for UUW • Confirming that the submission has been developed in a way which will provide reliable, accurate and complete data • Confirming that the submission is good enough to be assessed as being high quality against relevant requirements with risks identified and described appropriately • Confirming that the planned submissions and supporting documentation will be able to be delivered to the quality and time assumptions • Providing sufficient evidential support for any UUW Board assurance statement (this could include evidential proof points, reports or attendance at board meetings) • UUW may need to share the findings of the assurance findings/reports with its regulators, the Supplier will need to support this requirement • Delivery of agreed outcomes as per assignment (assurance findings and recommendations) • Where required, creation of programme/submissions lessons learned for UUW

• Value: £2M

The scope includes, but is not limited to: • Specialist, technical or expert assurance, deep dive assessments on topics to be specified by the Company • Accurately assessing any risk exposure within the relevant submission • Undertaking a robust process to ensure that the resultant outputs will be deliverable to the specified time and cost constraints • Confirming that the deliverable has been developed in a way which will provide reliable, accurate and complete data • Where required, creation of programme/submissions lessons learned for UUW • Delivery of agreed outcomes as per assignment (Assurance, findings and recommendations)

• Value: £1M

The scope includes, but is not limited to: • Specialist cost and financial and information assurance, deep dive assessments on topics to be specified by the Company • Determine the adequacy and effectiveness of the cost estimation process implemented by UU and undertaken by third parties • Delivery of agreed outcomes as per assignment (Assurance, findings and recommendations). • Managing and influencing Key Stakeholders.